Folding umbrella



NOV. 28, 1933. IM 1,937,363

FOLDING UMBRELLA Filed May 28. 1951 Fig.2 Fig. 3

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Patented Nov. 28 1933 1,937,363 FOLDING UMBR LLA Joseph Seraphim,llsniemas', France Application May 28,1931, Serial No. 540,636, and inGermany June 4, 1930 3 Claims. (CL 135-33) This invention relates to anumbrella, parasol or similar article, for affording protection againstthe rays of sun and rain, and has for its primary object the provisionof an article of 6 this nature which may be reduced to compact form forconvenience of transportation.

According to my invention, this umbrella comprises a stick of aconveniently reduced length arranged inside a rigid sleeve which may beor not ,w open along one of its generatrices, the arrangement of theconnection of said stick with said sleeve being such that the stick mayoccupy relatively to said sleeve two different positions whichrespectively correspond to the position of use of the umbrella for whichthe sleeve, which is closed,

and empty, constitutes a part of the stick or handle, whilein the otherposition the umbrella is completely folded and reduced inside saidsleeve, thus having the appearance of a rigid cylinder of a very smallvolume, and which may be provided with any desired ornaments.

In the accompanying drawing which shows by way of example a preferredform of construction of the umbrella according to my inven- Fig. 1 showsthe closed sleeve containing the umbrella.

" Fig. 2 shows the sleeve opened, the umbrella being folded.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the umbrella during its unfolding.

Fig. 4 shows the position taken by the umbrella. relatively to thesleeve, such sleeve being still open.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the umbrella unfolded.

Fig. 6 shows a possible manner of holding the umbrella when wet.

The umbrella proper, that is the whole con- 40 v comprise any desiredarrangement, is mounted as usual on a short stick 3, the lower end ofwhich is provided with a head 4. Pivoted on such head 4 are rigid rods 5of any convenient length, pivoted at their other ends on the internaledges of a trough or gutter 6, semi-cylindrical in shape. The length ofrods 5 is such that when the stick 3 together with ribs 1 and covering 2conveniently folded is located in said trough 6 as seen in Fig. 2, thewhole of such parts, ribs and covering, together with stick is containedin the length of such trough, the external end of said stick 3, as wellas the head 4 protruding on the ends of such trough as shown in Fig. 2.

Hinged on one .of the longitudinal edges of stituted by ribs 1 and thecovering 2 which may section having or not the same shape on the suchtrough 6, by means of a hinge '7, is a cover trough or gutter 8, alsosemi-cylindrical in shape which may be adjusted to close such trough 6,the umbrella 1, 2, 3, being then wholly enclosed inside the sleeveconstituted by the union of 59 1 troughs 6 and 8, which troughs may beconnected and secured by any convenient securing means such as resilienthooks 9'of any convenientshape. 'When it is desired to use the umbrella,the cover 8 is brought to the open position shown in Fig. 2, hooks 9having previously been disengaged, and the connecting rods 5 are swungabout their pivotal connections with trough 6 so as to disengage theumbrella from its box or sleeve; the umbrella may then be unfolded and[maintained in the unfolded position in the usual manner, after whichthe stick 3 is located anew inside the trough 6, in the position of Fig.4, and then the sleeve or box 68 is closed in the position of Fig. 5.The umbrella may then easily be held in hand through the rigid sleeve,6, 8, inside which the stick 3 is rigidly kept on the one hand, by rods5 and, on the other hand, owing to the fact that such stick is held, bynotches 10 which are provided on the corresponding ends of troughs 6 and8.

After use, when the covering 2 of the umbrella is wet, and when it isnot desired to fold or collapse the umbrella in such a state inside itssleeve, the head 4 and stick 3 may, as shown in Fig. 6, be kept insidethe sleeve 6, 8, in a position symmetrical to the one shown in Fig. 2,the wet part of the umbrella being left completely outside of the sleevemay thus be drained and even completely dried.

It is even possible if desired, to use thembrella when the stickoccupies the position of Fig. 6, the whole length of the stick beingthen greater.

Stick 3 and head 4 could be made of any convenient substance, forinstance of a light metal 'such as aluminium or its alloys, metal sheet,

any use. 110

What I claim is 1. A folding umbrella having a stick, a trough, rodspivotally connected with said stick and with the interior of said troughwhereby said umbrella, in a folded condition is adjustable into saidtrough, and a cover movably connected with said trough to close the samein both closed and opened positions of said umbrella to constitute asleeve.

2. A folding umbrella according to claim 1 in which said trough andcover are provided with end members constituting end closures for saidsleeve and having cooperating notches providing openings for theaccommodation of the opposite end of said stick when the latter isWithin said sleeve, one set of notches enclosing said stick to grip thesame when said stick protrudes from said sleeve for supporting theumbrella in open position. v

3. A folding umbrella comprising a tubular container consisting of twosections hinged together at adjacent longitudinal edges, an umbrellastick, and rods pivotally connected with one section of said containerand with said umbrella stick whereby the latter is movable into and outof said container to an enclosed inoperative position and to aprotruding operative position.

JOSEPH SERAPHIIA.

